The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05
HERE AND THERE.

A seven-hundred.poun bear was killed re-
Gently In Pamela county, Mississippi
A COW In Washington county, Ohio. recently
gave birth 10 three calves In one day.
1t Is believed by Henry George that hia
party will poll POO, 900 votes In New York next
month.
At point In deep ravine two miles from
Wallingford, N. Y, ice, 1t is said, forms tho
year round.
The Stewart mansion in New York is guard
ed by private watchmcn at all hours OF the
day and night.
There are ten thousand tons Of alfalfa in
Mason valley, Nevada, which the farmers
have been unable to dispose Of
The city OF Birmingham, Ala, is about to
tunnel the Georgia Pacific, to make passage
way for vehicles and pedestrians.
The two largest gymnasiums in the world
are owned by The Liverpool Young Mems
Christian association and Harvards.
Genuine Texas cattle fever has been discov-
cred In Shelby county, Ohio and agricultur-
lists are much alarmed in consequence.
The Springvale IN. W Advocate says point
edly: "The woman who lost her bangs can
nnd them where she pulled up the plants"
A Georgia debating society discussed the
question:: "Did Zeke SHADES tobacco barn
burn up or downl" 1t was decided that 1t did
Some of tho old deer in the Windsor Great
park in England are SO fierce this month that
the public are warned against approaching
them.
1t 10 stated that the smokestack OF the Allen
town (Pa.) thread-mill, 227 feet high, will,
when finished, be the loftlest in the United
States.
Over $500 has been raised by popular sub
scription at Ironton, o. for the benefit OF
the sufferers by the recent terrible boiler eI-
plosion.
Sixteen army officers and 1856 privates are at
present confined in the military prison at San
tiago Tiaticlolco, awaiting trials or serving out
sentences.
The output OF the mines, furnaces, and fact
cries Of the Birmingham, Ala, district is est-
mated to bring gross receipt OF $25, OOO, OOo
per annum.
1t is now stated that the Oregon swamp
land cases will soon be legally settled, and
that the rights OF the original locators will be
maintained.
German suicide In New York left note In
which he said he was sorry to trouble his land
lady, but the weather compelled him to kill
himself indoors.
Floyd Tuft, young giant Of Westville, VT,
Is 8 years old and weighs 125 pounds He is az
strong a. an OK and can easily shoulder two
bushels Of corn.
There was 100-yards foot-race at Helena
Montana, the other day, between Fred. Stone,
Of Philadelphia, and Billy Barker, an Aus
tralian Splinter. Stone is reported to have
won In 911 seconds. Ten thousands dollars
changed hands.
A German physician, In an article on the
ate Prof. Langcnbcck, says his methods were
used during the last war with France, and,
thanks to this circumstance thousands Of SOL
ders now posses their limbs in sound condi'
ton, which the doctors of the old school would
have amputated.
Says Tho Arkadelphia Standard; The palsled
nst of the journalistic empyric who made such
Q vigorous dash at The Standard through TN.
Clip this week seems eminently better fttet
to sugarcoat bitter pills or direct the maneu
vers Of bobtailed bovines than to write dis
sertation on journalistic ethics.
'Prisoners' Sunday" which this year will be
observed in more than one-half Of the statef
Of the union, will occur on the 30th Of October.
The idea Of day especially set apart for the
prayerful consideration Of the criminal classei
originated In the New York Prison association.
Its observance was ut first confined to New
York state, but one state after another hai
taken 1t up.
Editor 1'witchell, OF The Gorhdnt (Me.)
Aountai,aeer, values highly his grandmother's
spinning-whasi, for it has a pretty history.
Eighty-lye years ago Grandfather Twitchel
then stalwnrt young man, went to Fryeburg
TO get him a wife. He rode one horse and led
another. When he went home, on the led
horse rode Grandmother TwitcheH, then
= blooming. young woman, and fast to the
saddle behind her was tied this identical spin
ning-wheeL
Joe johnson OF Philadelphia, makes good
living by catching sparrows and selling them
to the restaurants for reed. birds. His work Is
all done at night or early in the morning. He
hunts up churches. and other ivy-clad build
ings, and covering q large space where the
vines are thickened with net, he has his as
sistant stir up the vines with long pole.
The sparrows nutter blindly into the net and
Joe pulls the string. He has captured 12o
dozen In = single night
Powdered-glsS is largely taking the place
of sand In the manufacture of sand-papcr. II
10 readily pulvorized BY heating 1t red hot and
throwing It into water, the finishing being
done In an iron mortar. BY the use Of sleeves
OF different sized meshes the powder 10 sepa'
rated into various grades. A strong paper, OF
muslin, is tackled down or covered with o
strong size of glue, the surface covered with
powdered glass, and when the glue is dry, the
surnlus glass IN shs L an I'd or brushed of